IE6 SP1 Will Be Last Standalone Version 723
mokiejovis writes "Program manager Brian Countryman stated that "as part of the OS, IE will continue to evolve, but there will be no future standalone installations. IE6 SP1 is the final standalone installation." See the Microsoft TechNet article." Several of the people submitting this story have come up with elaborate theories about why: killing competition, etc. etc. I think the truth is just that Microsoft intends to integrate DRM very tightly with their OS and browser, and they're aren't going to try to backport that to, say, Win98, so they just aren't going to release new versions of their browser for old, DRM-less operating systems. In the future server-side browser detection may be more about detecting whether the browser supports the DRM your "web service" uses than what version of Javascript or CSS the browser supports.
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Re:No more bugs in IE! Yea! (Score:2, Funny)
How many times do we have to tell you? They're not bugs, they're features!
Re:No more bugs in IE! Yea! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:No more bugs in IE! Yea! (Score:5, Funny)
Just my personal bias, that.
Re:Microsoft on its way out (Score:3, Funny)
What they didn't say was... (Score:2, Funny)
Let's hope (Score:4, Funny)
Then the circle will be complete!
Re:Justice department (Score:5, Funny)
I guess YOU have never gotten a paper cut. Those things hurt like a bastard!
Re:So how exactly has IE evolved in the last 5 yea (Score:5, Funny)
(opens window to alley) Hey, get out of my trashcan! There's no more sandwiches in there... and let me ask you a question about Mozilla.
Re:Oh!!, Just another reson to talk to CTO!! (Score:5, Funny)
I have TCO meeting with my CTO in OCT and it'll be so boring I'll need a COT.
Re:Mozilla beware!! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Justice department (Score:3, Funny)
There is more to the world than the good ol' USA, you know.
Europe, Asia, etc, may have something to say about it.
Today on Slashdot (Score:3, Funny)
But? (Score:5, Funny)
About PNG's: (Score:2, Funny)
"Host: Rob (Microsoft)
Q: when will IE get transparent PNG support?
A: Ian, I'm sorry, I can't answer that question for you"
[voice style="Pokerfaced Federal Officer]
You're on a need to know basis, and you don't need to know.
[/voice]
No no no, wait:
[voice style="smooth type"]
I could tell ya, but then I'd have to kill ya.
[/voice]
But then again, their adoption sceme of PNG's is just to transparent (ow! - had to pun): They'll _never_ fully support them!
Re:Browser detection (Score:5, Funny)
Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer!
In other news... (Score:2, Funny)